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Food and Agricultural Policy: Taking Stock for the New Century.

PB2002105128

Publication Date	2001
Page Count	126
Abstract	The dynamism that characterizes today's food system began to develop more than two centuries ago, at the advent of the Industrial Revolution, and continues relentlessly today. It reflects changes in our society-globalization of markets and culture, advances in information and biological (and other) technologies, fundamental changes in our family structure and workforce-and extends throughout the network of and consumption. These trends are positive and unstoppable. They reflect today's realities and are leading to a fundamental restructuring of the food system and a much different business environment for food and agriculture in the future.
Keywords	Agricultural policies Food supply Government policies Marketing Distribution Technology innovation Food consumption International trade Agricultural economics United States Regulations Infrastructure Trends Food safety Legislation Exports Agricultural products Resource conservation Nutrition
Source Agency	Office of the Secretary
Corporate Authors	Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	This document is color dependent and is available in original stock and on CD-ROM.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200214

Food and Agricultural Policy: Taking Stock for the New Century.

Food and Agricultural Policy: Taking Stock for the New Century.
PB2002105128

Publication Date	2001
Page Count	126
Abstract	The dynamism that characterizes today's food system began to develop more than two centuries ago, at the advent of the Industrial Revolution, and continues relentlessly today. It reflects changes in our society-globalization of markets and culture, advances in information and biological (and other) technologies, fundamental changes in our family structure and workforce-and extends throughout the network of and consumption. These trends are positive and unstoppable. They reflect today's realities and are leading to a fundamental restructuring of the food system and a much different business environment for food and agriculture in the future.
Keywords	Agricultural policies Food supply Government policies Marketing Distribution Technology innovation Food consumption International trade Agricultural economics United States Regulations Infrastructure Trends Food safety Legislation Exports Agricultural products Resource conservation Nutrition
Source Agency	Office of the Secretary
Corporate Authors	Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	This document is color dependent and is available in original stock and on CD-ROM.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200214